Skiing category: 153 books

Do you like the idea of going on a skiing and snowboarding holiday, but just don’t know where to start? If this sounds like you, then you’ve come to the right book. Skiing and Snowboarding – A Beginner’s Guide demystifies the world of winter sports, opening the door for everyone...

People have been skiingand no doubt teaching others to do the samefor thousands of years. The earliest evidence for it is a picture on the wall of a cave in Norway that was drawn sometime around 4500 BC. Skiing is something that we do. It is a behavior. Teaching others to ski is also something that...

White Heat is pure adrenaline—a thrilling exploration of extreme skiing that pushes the reader over the edge with heart-pounding accounts of people who risk their lives on the fastest, steepest slopes. Often obsessed and possibly crazy, extreme skiers and snowboarders are having the time...

I hope that you will find the information helpful, useful and profitable. The information in this ebook on various aspects of skiing in America, Canada and Europe and related subjects is organized into 15 chapters of about 500-600 words each. I hope that it will interest those who have...

CLICK HERE to download the chapter on "Uphill Movement" from Backcountry Skiing (Provide us with a little information and we'll send your download directly to your inbox) * For intermediate-to-advanced backcountry skiers * Includes trip planning, navigation, fitness, and avalanche...

Nothing quite matches the excitement of the Winter Olympics! This book will be your guide to freestyle skiing. Learn about the history of the sport and get a recap on all the drama from Vancouver before the Sochi Games begin. Find out how the format is changing in 2014 and who will likely be the athletes...

There was never anyone like the Wurtele twins in Alpine skiing: identical in looks, different in attitude, unbeatable on the slopes.  Now, with author Byron Rempel's unprecedented access to all Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele's memorabilia and scrapbooks, this entertaining book reveals the full story...

With its glaciated peaks, temperate rain forests, and ocean wilderness, Olympic National Park has been called three parks in one. Efforts to protect and preserve these treasures began with the creation of a federal reserve in 1897, followed by a national monument in 1909, and then Olympic National Park...

Golfers and Skiers is a humorous, enlightening, passionate and unique book looking at forty similarities between Golfing and Skiing. This book is intended to rekindle fond memories for you, your friends and family. It will be a fun conversation starter for years to come on your coffee table, for holidays...

“I don’t master the mountain, I master speed.” Coming from Bode Miller, this isn’t boasting, it’s just the way he lives: fast, honest, and wide open. In this candid book, the two-time Olympic medalist and champion skier shares his story, the secret of his success, and his philosophy of life. Born...

“Great sports writing. . . . [Vinton] is taking us inside a world few ever visit.”—James Hill, Washington Post Harnessing nature’s most powerful forces, elite downhillers descend icy, rugged slopes at speeds cresting 90 miles per hour. For decades, American skiers struggled to match...

"A snowflake is the most beautiful form of water" That is one of the observations of a lifelong skier who: Discovered a skiing paradise in the Canadian Rockies Experienced a few hard lessons in a snow school Survived his first descent of a double black diamond Skied with Olympic...

" ""Brilliant, funny, evocative. Made me want to ski now. Hands down the best ski-travel book ever written. But then, what else would you expect from the master of ski travel?"" -- Jake Bogoch, former editor of SKIER A fun and informative look at the global ski...

Organized ski racing in America started near Lake Tahoe in the 1860s when gold miners rode 15-foot boards that reached speeds near 100 miles per hour. By 1895, residents of Truckee had started the nation�s first winter carnival west of the Rocky Mountains and soon built the largest ski jump in California....